First off, I didn't even bother to check the local price on this board as the prices online for appliance parts have been FAR LESS than the local prices lately. I don't know what is going on with that but it has been the case several times lately. The other online appliance site I frequent didn't carry this part. I got the part in about 2 or three days which was no big deal since I've been procrastinating on this job for a couple of months now.
I ordered a new control board assuming that I'd be able to switch it out by moving the wires one at a time to the same location on the new board. Well, that is how it went more or less except on the new control board the locations of two wires were switched, and one wire had no pin to mount on at all in the same general location. The directions included with the board warned of the two switched wires, but the third wire with the migrated pin wasn't mentioned in the written instructions. The wire in question was a black wire with a white stripe and it turned out to be a common, and that was indicated on the diagram included with the instructions using the number of the old location and showing that it went to common on a specific sub module. You have to read the pin number on the old circuit board. The new board had dots of colored paint on the sub modules that went with the main wire color that went on that component, so that was good. There is teeny tiny writing that indicates what each individual pin is for, but you really need good light and reading glasses to see those if you are of a certain age. I didn't have access to a teenager, but if you do, they could be useful for the small print. It was a little anxiety provoking for a while, but I recruited my wife to help and she's good with reading directions; me, not so much. I pretty much figured it out, and she verified that I was probably on the right track with the instructions. I turned the breaker on and went through the functions on both ovens and it all works on the first try. I got an oven lock in the package, but I didn't change that out as it all went back together with the old one. That was included for an oven of a slightly different size that might have an issue where the old oven lock would interfere with the new board mounting, so if I need a new lock later, I have the part ready for that.The instructions cover all that. I do find that the new panel rides high on the mounting bar even on the lowest position so the view is a little off. We both decided we can live with that rather than having to buy a new set of wall ovens! I'm thinking that I saved at least $1200 fixing what we have rather than replacing them. Oh, and the videos on how to change control panels didn't really fit this situation. They are for ranges rather than wall ovens. I don't know if all GE ovens are like mine, but taking the panel off to change this board is really easy. There are two white headed screws that run up into the bottom of the panel to hold it down. They are accessed by opening the top oven door. One of the online descriptions of this change out had you taking the oven out of the wall or at least having to loosen it. This was far, far, far easier than that.
This involved two screws, several spade connectors, several molded connectors, one weird flat connector to the panel buttons, and working the circuit breaker off before then back on after the change out. It was worth the trouble to save the cost of a service call. The hardest part was convincing my wife that I'd be pleasant while she interpreted the directions for me. ;-) Cranky old weak-eyed men have to make accommodations. I'm learning! We both ended up happy. The old ovens work and we didn't have to call anyone out to ruin our day waiting for them. We didn't even have a fuss, and now I'm a hero for trying this repair and being successful.